• khamenei, ayatollah ali
ayatollah ali khamenei became the rakhbar (religious leader) of iran on the death of ayatollah khomeini in 1989. he was a student of ayatollah khomeini. he served as president of iran from 1981 to 1989, and was secretary general of the islamic republican party from 1980 to 1987. born: 1939.
ayatollah ali khamenei became the rakhbar (religious leader) of iran on the death of ayatollah khomeini in 1989. he was a student of ayatollah khomeini. he served as president of iran from 1981 to 1989, and was secretary general of the islamic republican party from 1980 to 1987. born: 1939.